Basically, you'll be ripping through the clouds while sitting in a harness, suspended below a giant
parachute-like wing (buzzing the tower won't score you any points here). Your day begins as Dr. van Rees
(we're assuming he's a doctor) and his staff get you geared up, psyched up and promptly in the air for your
tandem maiden voyage. From there, spiral dives, wingovers and other questionable maneuvers—like taking the
wheel yourself—are just the beginning.

On a sunny day, ask your instructor to take you on what they call a "thermal flight," and you'll find
yourself paragliding up to about 800 feet, where you'll then attempt not only to find but to catch a
harrowing ride in a thermal pocket (a warm column of rising air), which could shoot you to altitudes of up
to 6,000 feet above the mere mortals below.